The Tri-Cities Christian Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Honaker Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Tri-Cities Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.
Tri-Cities Christian took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Unicoi County with a 49-43 victory.
Janell Tabor
| 02/07/25 vs Unicoi County | 21 |
| 01/31/25 @ Carolina Day | 15 |
| 12/20/24 vs DeKalb County | 15 |
| 11/27/24 vs Johnson County | 14 |
| 11/21/24 @ Greeneville | 14 |
| + 19 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tri-Cities Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Janell Tabor, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 21 boards. Tabor has become a key player for Tri-Cities Christian: the team is 10-2 when she posts at least ten rebounds, but 4-8 otherwise. Emery Haws was another key player, going 6 of 12 to rack up 16 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Honaker came tearing into Thursday's game with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 72-24 win over the Scarlet Hurricanes. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Scarlet Hurricanes are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Honaker pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.5 points over those games. As for Tri-Cities Christian, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.
Tri-Cities Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Honaker in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 66-58. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Honaker's Alayna McNulty, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 14 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tri-Cities Christian still be able to contain McNulty? There's only one way to find out.
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